ITN 262 Midterm Questions with Detailed Verified Answers

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ITN 262 Midterm Questions with
Detailed Verified Answers


Question: Anonymous is an example of what kind of agent?


Ans: threat


Question: True or False? Modus operandi applies only to criminal orginzations


Ans: false


Question: True or False? Victims can protect themselves against zero-day
attacks.


Ans: false


Question: True or False? The term "security theater" refers to security
measures intended to make potential victims feel safe and secure without
regard to their effectiveness.


Ans: False


Question: True or False? A supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA)
device is a computer that controls motors, valves, and other devices in
industrial applications

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Ans: true


Question: When disclosing a security vulnerability in a system or software, the
manufacturer should avoid:


Ans: ncluding enough detail to allow an attacker to exploit the
vulnerability


Question: A security analyst is performing a security assessment. The analyst
should not


Ans: take actions to mitigate a serious risk


Question: Desktop malware may not represent a direct threat to ________- or
PLC-based equipment, but practical attacks exist on these systems.


Ans: SCADA


Question: Car ignition locks are an example of what type of decision?


Ans: Rule-based decisions


Question: True or False? Once we have filled in the attack likelihoods and
impacts, we compute the significance by multiplying these values together.


Ans: true


Question: Both forms of the RMF illustrate a(n) _______ engineering process
as a way to plan, design, and build a complicated system